Albert Decatur Kniskern (December 2, 1861 – November 19, 1930) attended the United States Military Academy and was a brigadier general during World War I.[1]
Albert Decatur Kniskern | |
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.jpg) From the November 1918 issue of The Inland Printer magazine | |
| Born | December 2, 1861 Monee, Illinois |
| Died | November 19, 1930 (aged 68) Villa Park, Illinois |
| Buried | Riverside Cemetery, Hastings, Michigan |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1886–1887, 1891–1919 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service number | 0-13385[1] |
| Unit | U.S. Army Infantry Branch U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps |
| Commands | Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Mobile Depot Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Miami Depot Chief Commissary of Subsistence, St. Louis Depot Chief Commissary of Subsistence, Fort Sheridan Chicago Quartermaster Depot |
| Wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Estelle A. Wheeler (m. 1886–1930, his death) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editAlbert D. Kniskern was born in Monee, Illinois on December 2, 1861, the son of Philip W. Kniskern and Cornelia Louisa (Goodenow) Kniskern. Kniskern's surname was originally "Niskern"; he changed it to "Kniskern" in 1904.[1] He graduated from Hastings High School in Hastings, Michigan in 1882, then began attendance at the United States Military Academy (West Point). He graduated 25th of 77 in the class of 1886.[2]
Awards
editKniskern was a recipient of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his World War I service, the citation for which reads:
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Albert Decatur Kniskern, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I, in the organization and development of the Supply System in the General Supply Depot, Chicago, Illinois.[2]
Family
editOn July 1, 1886, Kniskern married Estelle A. (Wheeler) Kniskern.[1] They were the parents of sons Lewis T. and Philip W.[1]
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